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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 15h

All are welcome to special exhibition until 23 Oct in Dunblane Museum: “A Fine Line & A Piece of Old Rope” - fine line drawings & printmaking by Christine McIver & Peter McIver Dunblane Museum is open Monday to Saturday, 10.30am to 4.30pm (last admission 4pm) - free admission.

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For parents with children visiting Dunblane Museum there’s a special tour in the free Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide which adds fun activities to our very popular mice characters search 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OnThisDay 1902 Scotland’s William McGonagall died. He was widely acclaimed as the worst poet in history, and he composed many poems including about the Jacobite battle at Dunblane, "The Battle of Sheriffmuir"

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Last chance to visit special exhibition for September in Dunblane Museum - “Totally Unique - an exhibition of textile art” presented by Scottish Textile Art Group until 29 Sep 🚶Visit Dunblane Museum 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today is #MuseumDay so visit Dunblane Museum, telling stories from Dunblane’s past 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited Dunblane Museum is open specially for Doors Open Days on Sunday 27 September 11am-4pm

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🚶 Visit Dunblane Museum 🗓️ Open specially for Doors Open Day on Sunday 27 September 11am-4pm 🆓 Free admission - donations invited #Scotland #ScotlandIsCalling #VisitScotland #ExploreScotland #ScotlandIsNow

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OnThisDay 1593 Bishop of Dunblane William Chisholm II (son of James Chisholm of Cromlix) died He ordained Scottish Protestant Reformation leader John Knox as Catholic priest Mary Queen of Scots employed him in mission in 1565 to get Pope's leave for her marriage with Darnley

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You’ve just got a few days left to visit special exhibition for September in Dunblane Museum - “Totally Unique - an exhibition of textile art” presented by the Scottish Textile Art Group until 29 Sep 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s #WorldRiversDay today. River Allan or Allan Water through Dunblane provided power for mills in Dunblane since 15th century. In 1600 there were 7 corn mills and 3 waulk mills but by 1800 most of the mills of the area were spinning and weaving yarn and wool

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OnThisDay 1756 Scottish engineer & inventor of "tar macadam" road surface John McAdam was born. Dunblane roads did not begin to be surfaced until the beginning of the 20th century and these images illustrate roads in Dunblane prior to this time

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's #WorldCarfreeDay #CarfreeDay. Dunblane Museum is at heart of beautiful walks in Dunblane. Combine a walk with visit to Dunblane Museum (with Dunblane well served by rail & bus links), Dunblane Cathedral & Dunblane's historic Leighton Library dunblane.info/1448-walks-d...

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#OnThisDay 1832 celebrated Scottish historical novelist Sir Walter Scott died. He wrote about Dunblane's 1715 Jacobite Battle of Sheriffmuir in his "Tales of a Grandfather." Dunblane Museum has many items in its collection about the 1715 Jacobite Battle of Sheriffmuir

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#OnThisDay 1878 Dunblane Hydropathic Establishment (Dunblane Hydro Hotel) opened with grand ball. Building took 3 years, & cost £60,000. It was Victorian health spa resort for guests to enjoy local spring water & hydropathic treatments

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#OnThisDay 1793 first cornerstone of United States Capitol was laid by George Washington. Dunblane-born stonemason Ian Cramb (1928-2013), author of "Art of the Stonemason", set stone & marble on Capitol building in major expansion 1958-1962

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For #ThrowbackThursday pop into Dunblane Museum to browse the new interactive digital image archive - each photograph is accompanied by informative descriptive text 🚶 Visit Dunblane Museum 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Dunblane Museum shop has array of items waiting to tempt you! Jewellery (much created by local craft-workers), books (for all ages), toys, souvenirs of Dunblane (including Andy Murray Gold postbox t-shirt & cards), & more 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last admission 4pm)

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Visit special exhibition for September in Dunblane Museum - “Totally Unique - exhibition of textile art” presented by Scottish Textile Art Group until 29 Sep 🚶Visit Dunblane Museum 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's #NationalColouringDay #ColouringDay today, so here's a colouring-in image of Dunblane Museum ready for colouring in with crayons, pencils or paint 🚶 Visit Dunblane Museum 🗓️ Open Monday-Saturday 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For parents with children visiting Dunblane Museum there’s special tour in free Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide which adds narrated mouse voice describing fun activities to our very popular mice characters search - each linking to a nearby museum object dunblanemuseum.org.uk/digital-guide

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On 11 Sep 1745 Charles Edward Stuart (Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie) spent a night in Dunblane at Balhaldie House as guest of Alexander Drummond of Balhaldie, prior to going on to the Battle of Prestonpans.

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's #NationalSewingMachineDay #SewingMachineDay #SewBeItDay as #OnThisDay 1851 US inventor Isaac Singer was granted patent for his sewing machine, adaptable for home use. Dunblane Museum has sewing machines from 19th century 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm)

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Special exhibition for September in Dunblane Museum is “Totally Unique - exhibition of textile art” presented by Scottish Textile Art Group until 29 Sep 🚶Visit Dunblane Museum 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It’s #StarTrekDay today as #OnThisDay 1966 science fiction TV series Star Trek aired first episode. Instead of looking centuries ahead you can boldly go to where you can find out about life centuries ago in Dunblane Museum 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm)

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#OnThisDay 1893 Leslie Hore-Belisha, UK Minister of Transport, was born. He introduced driving test, Highway Code & Belisha Beacon. In Dunblane Belisha Beacons with zebra crossings planned and installed by Stirling Council in 2018/19 included those on Perth Road and Doune Road

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Today is #NationalReadABookDay #ReadABookDay When looking for something to read, then why visit this coming week Dunblane Museum shop which stocks a wealth of books related to Dunblane 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It's #InternationalDayOfCharity today. Dunblane Museum relies entirely on contributions of visitors & supporters for our running costs. If you'd like to help towards making sure museum is here for generations to come, use donation button on our website www.dunblanemuseum.org.uk

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#OnThisDay 1964 the Forth Road Bridge was officially opened. First bridge built in Dunblane to carry motor vehicles across River Allan was St Blane’s Bridge in 1940, later made into dual carriageway in 1959

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Did you know you can now get your own print of a number of paintings in Dunblane Museum, from new Dunblane Museum online shop. Perhaps you’d choose first known image of steam train through Dunblane shop.artuk.org/roofless-cat... Or maybe wet morning in 1880 shop.artuk.org/a-wet-mornin...

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Special exhibition for September in Dunblane Museum is “Totally Unique - an exhibition of textile art” presented by Scottish Textile Art Group until 29 Sep. 🚶Visit Dunblane Museum 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Dunblane Museum shop has an array of items waiting to tempt you! Jewellery (much created by local craft-workers), books (for all ages), toys, souvenirs of Dunblane (including Andy Murray Gold postbox t-shirt & cards), and much more. 👀 Come and browse, and visit the museum

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Explore Dunblane Museum with our new free digital guide available through Bloomberg Connects, so you can enhance your experience when visiting us, including for parents with children there’s a special tour adding to our very popular mice characters search dunblanemuseum.org.uk/digital-guide

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1835 Australia city of Melbourne, Victoria, was founded. Earliest surviving photographs of Melbourne were taken in 1854 by notable Edinburgh based photographer Alexander McGlashon. He also took oldest known photographs of Dunblane Cathedral in 1850s

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1902 Scottish novelist, George Douglas Brown, author of highly influential novel "The House with the Green Shutters" died. In Scots Magazine Dec 1982 author David Angus made well-researched compelling case for Dunblane being basis for fictional town in novel

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🗓🌎📖 #OnThisDay 1955 the first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published in Britain. On 20 February 2022 Dunblane's Rubber Chicken Theatre became Guinness World Records record holder for fastest theatrical production

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1875 author of "The 39 Steps" John Buchan was born. 1959 version of film of that book, starring actor Kenneth More, included scenes filmed in Dunblane where More's character leapt out of upper window in Burgh Chambers onto a truck which sped down Dunblane High Street

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Last couple of days to visit special exhibition in Dunblane Museum until 27 Aug: “Wee Print Exhibition” by Printmakers of Scotland - original hand produced prints by 40 artists from across Scotland 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1891 Thomas Edison patented the motion picture camera. Dunblane's Victoria Hall had a projection box for showing films and the boarded up portholes can still be seen at the rear balcony.

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1948 World Council of Churches was formed. In July 1960 the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches visited Dunblane’s newly created Scottish Churches House Ecumenical Conference Centre to unveil the Oikoumene sign (logo of the World Council of Churches)

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1754 Scottish engineer & inventor of coal-gas lighting William Murdoch was born. This photograph of Dunblane's Millrow in 1876 shows old gas works - gas lighting introduced to Dunblane 1841. In 1906 gasometer was erected, demolished 1951, new gasometer cleared in 1970s

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Dunblane Cathedral @dunblanecathedral.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🥽 It's #VirtualWorldsDay today so here's a 3D interactive virtual model (created by Avoch Community Archaeology) of Dunblane Cathedral's standing stone, sometimes referred to as a Pictish or Celtic Cross sketchfab.com/3d-models/du... #DunblaneCathedral

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Dunblane Cross Slab - Download Free 3D model by Andy's Aerial Archaeology (@AndysAerialArchaeo)

Sculptured stone, Dunblane Cathedral, Scotland - Dunblane Cross Slab - Download Free 3D model by Andy's Aerial Archaeology (@AndysAerialArchaeo)

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It’s #WorldPhotographyDay. Here's some photographs of Dunblane from years gone by. Where are they, & when they might have been photographed? #WorldPhotoDay #WorldPhotoDay2026 #WorldPhotographyDay2026 #CaptureTheMoment #CaptureTheMagic #LensArtistry #PicturePerfect

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

You have until 27 Aug to visit special exhibition in Dunblane Museum: “Wee Print Exhibition” by Printmakers of Scotland - original hand produced prints by 40 artists from across Scotland 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It’s #BadPoetryDay. Scotland’s William McGonagall was acclaimed worst poet in history. He composed poem about Dunblane’s 1715 Jacobite battle "The Battle of Sheriffmuir" beginning in same style as his most famous poem about Tay Bridge Disaster: www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/gems/the-bat...

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1560 Protestantism was established in Scotland. Effect on Dunblane Cathedral was income previously for church now went to state, & nave roof collapsed, congregation worshipped in choir Dunblane Museum has room (& stop on new digital guide) about period

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1766 Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne, was born in Gask, Perthshire. She wrote many well-known songs (including "Will ye no' come back again?", & "The Rowan Tree"). Her "He’s ower the hills that I lo’e weel" refers to the Jacobite prince being beyond Dunblane

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1771 celebrated Scottish historical novelist Sir Walter Scott was born. He wrote about Dunblane's 1715 Jacobite Battle of Sheriffmuir in his "Tales of a Grandfather." Dunblane Museum has display about battle & YouTube playlist of videos youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

You just have until 27 August to visit this month’s special exhibition in Dunblane Museum: “Wee Print Exhibition” presented by Printmakers of Scotland. With original hand produced prints by 40 artists from across Scotland - wide variety of images & printmaking techniques on show

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🗓🪡🧵 It's #ColourBookDay commemorating the day in 1457 when the Mainz Psalter was printed, believed to be the first book to be printed using contrasting colours, using black, blue, and red. So, here’s a colour in image of Dunblane Museum

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's #WorldCalligraphyDay #CalligraphyDay. Dunblane Cathedral is adorned with beautiful calligraphy of Helen A Lamb, including panels for two world wars, & Cradle Roll which Church of Scotland commissioned her to produce for use in churches across the land youtu.be/w9_os-ogM-w

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Cradle Roll of Dunblane Cathedral

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

It's #NationalSewingMachineDay #SewingMachineDay as #OnThisDay 1851 inventor Isaac Singer was granted patent for sewing machine adaptable for home use. Dunblane Museum has 19th/early 20th century sewing machines, including 1911 foot treadle-operated domestic Singer sewing machine

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